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Percent Error and Percent Increase - Step-by-Step Lesson

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Half a foot difference may not mean much, but converting that to an 8% change puts it into perspective for young minds. The instructional activity discusses the idea of converting information into percents to discover errors made and how much it changes. This topic comes with multiple resources to make a complete instructional activity. 

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CCSS: Designed
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Instructional Ideas
  • Good to use as a sub plan or for absent students
Classroom Considerations
  • Directions say to multiply the fraction by 100 when the steps shortcut it to multiplying the numerator by 100 first; this could cause confusion for learners
Pros
  • Worked-out answer solution is included
Cons
  • Only has one problem
Common Core